I came across this paragraph while grading some assignments from the Galatians class. This is an MA student with missions emphasis. She is reflecting on Galatians 5:6 & 14 where Paul says that only faith working through love counts and the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Her reflection is exciting to read because it shows that God is raising up people from every tongue and tribe of the world to be his ambassadors to bring the good news of Christ to every tongue and tribe.
“The Great Commission cannot effectively be accomplished when the Great Commandment is not faithfully practiced. What do I mean by this? I am saying here that in order for us missionaries to effectively proclaim the good news of Christ Jesus, we should be able to back our gospel with aspects of love to the people we come in contact with. We should be willing to provide basic needs for a group of people who are in desperate need like those in Somali, Sudan who do not have food because of constant war and drought in their countries. When we meet up with this, I believe the people will be willing to receive our gospel and why not making Christ their Lord and Saviour. Jesus Christ showed us this example by feeding people physically and spiritually.”
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